RANFURLY SHIELD “INVASION”

Southland Times, Issue 23181, 23 April 1937, Page 9

RANFURLY SHIELD “INVASION”

To The Editor Sir, —Would you kindly let me know through your valuable paper how much the Crippled Children’s Fund benefited from the sales of badges. It was posted on a street placard in Dee street that all surplus was going to the Crippled Children’s Fund. How much a head did the Railway Department give the Invasion Committee? The Dunedin Invasion Committee gave a shield to the value of £25 to be called the Donald Stewart shield, to be played for annually. Should the 1937 Invasion Committee do the same this year? Why not appoint the Mayor to take charge of the surplus funds from the "invasion.”— Yours, etc.,

ONE FOR THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN. April 19, 1937. [When the letter was referred to Mr Graham, organizer of the Southland “invasion,” he said he would answer the points in their order. Firstly, the Crippled Children’s Fund benefited to the amount of £5 5/-. Secondly, the Railway Department did not give the Invasion Committee one penny. Thirdly, regarding the suggested shield from the Invasion Committee, what was the need to worry about a shield when there was already one for competition? The Southland Invasion Committee promised a donation to the Crippled Children’s Fund from the surplus sale of badges. There was no surplus, but members of the committee generously gave the sum of £5 5/- from their own pockets.]